Likes & Dislikes

Things I Like:

• Google Chrome*
• Red Carpet fashion- The Oscars are coming up and I can barely contain myself. To whet your fashion appetites, here's some wardrobe highlights from last year's Academy Awards, and here is a generally** accurate slideshow overview of the Oscars' best and worst of all time.
• Ikea
• Gin Buckets - they are the recipe for instant fun*** 

Things I Dislike:

• Congressman Alan Grayson****
• Bananas
• The fact that there's no Ikea in Colorado*****
• Hipsters that take themselves seriously

* Until now, I wasn't sure I bought into the idea that one good browser was better than another. Sure, Safari is infinitely superior to, say, Microsoft's awful Internet Explorer, however, I've always found well engineered browsers like Safari and Firefox to be largely interchangeable. Then I tried Chrome. And holy shit, it's awesome.

** I say generally because, obviously, the slideshow makes a few mistakes. For example, Halle Berry's 2002 dress does not qualify as one of 'the best'. In fact, I'm inclined to categorize it as one of 'the worst'. Because it's hideous.

***Ingredients: 1 large bucket, turkey basters, 1 quart of gin, and 2 liters of Fresca. Put gin and Fresca into bucket. Mix. Invite friends. Pour into each others' mouths by way of the turkey basters. Repeat. A lot.

**** Now, I know I tend to stay away from politics and that when I do brave the political seas, I generally sympathize with the center-right Democratic position that Mr. Grayson supports. That said, I can't really pinpoint what it is about him I find so repugnant. Possible suspects include his disgusting dye job, or the fact that he's a horse's ass. 

***** To be fair, Ikea does own a 12 acre plot of land just outside of Denver but as of now, construction is not scheduled to start until 2012. In my humble opinion, the mirage of an Ikea just out of reach is a huge tease. Honestly, it might be worse than no Ikea at all.